'My Heart Has Changed': Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox Apologizes To LGBT Community - NPR

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'My Heart Has Changed': Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox Apologizes To LGBT Community

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox about his remarks at a vigil for victims of the shooting in Orlando. In his remarks, he said his "heart has changed," and he urged kindness and understanding for people who are different from us.

Transcript:

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST:

On Monday, Utah's lieutenant governor, Spencer Cox, went to a vigil for the victims and survivors of the mass shooting in Orlando, and he gave a pretty surprising speech. He said when he was a kid, he wasn't always nice to classmates who were different, classmates he later found out were gay.

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SPENCER COX: I regret not treating them with the kindness, dignity and respect, the love that they deserved. For that, I sincerely and humbly apologize.

More At: http://www.npr.org/2016/06/15/482206214/my-heart-has-changed-utah-lt-gov-spencer-cox-apologizes-to-lgbt-community

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